Watercock vs African Rail

Gallicrex cinerea 对比 Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Watercock African Rail
学名 Gallicrex cinerea Rallus caerulescens
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
体重 426.6666666666667 g (15.05 oz) 160.25 g (5.65 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3-6 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Watercock only

African Rail only

保护状况

Least Concern

Watercock

Least Concern

African Rail

About These Birds

Watercock

Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a medium 42–43 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Strongly sexually dimorphic; breeding male dark slaty with distinctive red frontal shield and knob; female brown-streaked. Inhabits rice paddies, freshwater marshes, and flooded grasslands from India east to China and Indonesia. Partly migratory. Polygynous.

African Rail

African Rail (Rallus caerulescens), 28 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; blue-grey underparts; barred white flanks; red bill and legs. Found in freshwater reedbeds and swamp margins across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in wetland habitat.

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